Apps with 'astronomy' feature

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  1. Stellarium icon
     361 likes

    Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

    • Star Map
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    The dance of the planets above ESO headquarters, near Munich.
    Best alternatives are Celestia iconCelestiaandSky Map iconSky Map57 alternatives
  2. Trail Sense icon
     43 likes

    The compass can be used to determine the direction to North, and when combined with the GPS it can be used to navigate to predefined locations. The predefined locations, known as beacons, can be created while at a location and at any point you can use the compass to navigate...

    Trail Sense screenshot 1
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    Best alternatives are Sky Map iconSky MapandOmni Toolbox iconOmni Toolbox17 alternatives
  3. Celestia icon
     125 likes

    Celestia is an application for real-time 3D visualization of space, with a detailed model of the solar system, over 100,000 stars, more than 10,000 galaxies, and an extension mechanism for adding more objects.

    • Star Map
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
    The orbits of a number of main belt asteroids (in brown) plotted together with major planet orbits (in blue).
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandSpace Engine iconSpace Engine29 alternatives
  4. Sky Map icon
     133 likes

    Sky Map (formerly the Google Sky Map) turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a window on the night sky.

    Sky Map screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandTrail Sense iconTrail Sense43 alternatives
  5. Universe Sandbox is an interactive space simulator for Windows based PCs.

    Unlike most astronomy software that just shows you what the sky looks like or where the planets are, Universe Sandbox is a powerful gravity simulator. You can add another star to our solar system and watch.

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    Universe Sandbox screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Celestia iconCelestiaandSpace Engine iconSpace Engine14 alternatives
  6. KStars icon
     19 likes

    Accurate cross-platform astronomy simulation and astrophotography tool with Ekos suite, observation planner, "What's up Tonight", adjustable simulation speeds, and more.

    • Star Map
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    KStars screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Google Earth iconGoogle EarthandStellarium iconStellarium45 alternatives
  7. Gaia Sky icon
     10 likes

    3D visualization software for ESA's (European Space Agency) Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of the Milky Way Galaxy.

    • Star Map
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Gaia Sky screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandCelestia iconCelestia44 alternatives
  8. Sky Guide icon
     5 likes

    A window to the stars has never been more beautiful and easy to use. Sky Guide lets you experience the wonders of the night in ways you’ve only dreamed of.

    • Star Map
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    Sky Guide screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandSky Map iconSky Map40 alternatives
  9. 3D simulation of the Solar System and night sky - real time virtual orrery and observatory

    • Star Map
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Solar System Scope screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandCelestia iconCelestia51 alternatives
  10. AvisFV icon
     1 like

    AvisFV is a free FITS viewer for Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 (compatible also with most Linux and Mac if WINE is installed).

    • FreeProprietary
    • Windows
    AvisFV screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are FITS Liberator iconFITS Liberator2 alternatives
  11. SkyView icon
     11 likes

    SkyView is powerful, easy-to-use app that answers questions about stars, constellations, and more. Simply point the camera to the sky, tap on what you see and discover neat things about these sky objects.

    • Star Map
    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Kindle Fire
    SkyView screenshot 1
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    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandSky Map iconSky Map36 alternatives
  12. The Starry Night apps are the most comprehensive educational astronomy apps. Use it with your introductory astronomy textbook or on its own. It's a powerful, portable planetarium that fits in your backpack. It puts thousands of stars and planets at your fingertips.

    • Star Map
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Starry Night (series) screenshot 1
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandSky Map iconSky Map39 alternatives
  13. TOPCAT icon
     2 likes

    It offers a variety of ways to view and analyse tables, including a browser for the cell data themselves, viewers for information about table and column metadata, and facilities for sophisticated interactive 1-, 2-, 3- and higher-dimensional visualisation, calculating statistics...

    • FreeProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Java
    Windows of TOPCAT
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandSky Map iconSky Map20 alternatives
  14. Stellarium Mobile is a planetarium app that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars.

    • Star Map
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Noctua Stellarium Mobile screenshot 1
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    Noctua Stellarium Mobile screenshot 3
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandCelestia iconCelestia41 alternatives
  15. The Digital Universe Atlas incorporates data from dozens of organizations worldwide to create the most complete and accurate 3-D atlas of the Universe from the local solar neighbourhood out to the edge of the observable Universe.

    • FreeProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    At the center of the 1 billion light-year grid is the Milky Way and our Sun. Surrounding us are the multi-hued Tully galaxies and the blue sheets of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey that stretch out billions of light-years away.
    Best alternatives are Stellarium iconStellariumandCelestia iconCelestia15 alternatives